Viscera Slot Analysis

During the Attitude era, writer Ray Rhodes coined the term "Viscera slot" to describe the penultimate (second-to-last) segment on RAW. As it immediately preceded the main event, this timeslot was often booked as a "crowd cooler" with mid-card talent in less important feuds.

So, who has been booked in this location?

Herein lies an analysis of the so-called "Viscera timeslot" - a list of who wrestled in the second-to-last match on RAW. (Note: many times RAW will end with a major confrontation or promo instead of a match. This list is not adjusted for those circumstances.)

The majority of RAW episodes were included in this survey:

1993: 44 RAW episodes

1994: 46 RAW episodes

1995: 46 RAW episodes

1996: 53 RAW episodes

1997: 49 RAW episodes

1998: 52 RAW episodes

1999: 52 RAW episodes

2000: 53 RAW episodes

2001: 51 RAW episodes

2002: 51 RAW episodes

2003: 51 RAW episodes

2004: 49 RAW episodes

2005: 50 RAW episodes

2006: 51 RAW episodes

2007: 52 RAW episodes

2008: 52 RAW episodes

2009: 52 RAW episodes

2010: 52 RAW episodes

2011: 52 RAW episodes

2012: 53 RAW episodes

2013: 26 RAW episodes

Only winners and direct match participants were counted (i.e. did not include valets, managers, partners that accompanied them to the ring).